Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance

In this blog I will give my two cents on weight lifting, nutrition, and supplements based on personal research and experience. I will also attempt to debunk many myths about living a healthy lifestyle.  Creatine is undisputedly one of the most misconceived supplements in the fitness industry. It also happens to be one of the most researched supplements. Creatine is a natural substance created i...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed creatine, the crack of an avid gym goer. This week I will be discussing the topic of training intensity. There is a common misconception among gym goers that every set completed in the weight room must reach failure. This means if someone was doing a say three by eight set of bench press they would choose the weight that they could push f...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed training intensity. This week I will be discussing the topic of pre workout. Pre-workout, what is it? What does it do? Is it necessary? These are all questions we will explore on the third installment of the blog. According to Wikipedia, “pre-workout is a generic term for a range of dietary supplement products used by athletes and wei...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed pre-workout. This week I will be discussing the topic of micronutrients.  Although commonly looked past, micronutrients are a crucial part of having an efficiently functioning body. Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals. Vitamins play a big role in energy production, immune function, blood clotting, and other functions. Minerals pla...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed micronutrients. This week I will be discussing the topic of macronutrients.    “Macronutrients are the nutritive components of food that the body needs for energy and to maintain the body’s structure and systems,” says renowned dietitian Lindsey Wohlford. Macronutrients are split into three separate groups: carbohydrates, protei...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed macronutrients. This week I will be discussing the topic of lies in the fitness industry.   #1 Working out is the only way to lose weight: In reality, losing weight is based on taking in less calories than you burn. Therefore working out would help in losing weight but in reality the most important part is your diet. This leads in...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed lies in the fitness industry. This week I will be discussing the topic of training splits.   According to Barbend.com, “a workout split is how you divide up your workouts throughout the week either by body region, movement, specific body part, or by lift.” The question is really how you should select what split to run. Real...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed training splits. This week I will be discussing the topic of maximizing focus in the gym.    If you asked 100 people why they do not workout, I can guarantee you the majority of people would say that they do not have enough time. However, I would argue that this is a poor excuse for the majority of people. The problem is that pe...

Last week on Gus’ Guide to Peak Performance we discussed maximizing focus in the gym. This week I will be discussing the topic of ten minute workouts.  The famous or should I say infamous, ten minute workouts. Are they effective? Should you be doing them? Today we are going to answer the tough questions.  Ten minute workout videos on YouTube have been around for a while. Influencers such a...